2013-15 Activity Report for Philip B. Yasskin

• Curriculum Vita
• List of Publication and Presentations
• Current Research Projects

Research

Software Package Written and in Development

• Maplets for Calculus, (with Meade), Maple Applets for Teaching Calculus and Related Topics, 2005-2015.
  • Ver. 1.3.1. 149 maplets, released Jan 2012
  • Ver. 1.4. 201 maplets, to be released 2016.
    Additional maplets 23 on precalculus, 5 on complex numbers, 5 on differential calculus, 6 on integral calculus, 1 on series, 15 on multivariable calculus, 4 on differential equations
    Incorporating Rating and Grading features.

Presentations

Invited Conference Workshops

• "MathLex: A Tool for Developing Web Resources with Free-Response Mathematics",
  2 Hour Minicourse, Co-presenter with D. Meade and M. Barry,
  25th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 25),
  Boston, Ma, March 21-23, 2013
  Funding source: NSF Grant
• "Computer Minicourse: Creating Maple Apps for the Mobius Project",
  2 Hour Minicourse, Co-presenter with D. Meade,
  26th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 26),
  San Antonio, TX, March 20 - 23, 2014
  Abstract
  Funding source: NSF Grant
• "Minicourse: How to Run a Successful Math Circle",
  4 Hour Minicourse, Co-presenter with A. Serenevy and P. Zeitz,
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
  Abstract #15
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Minicourse: 3D Printing with Maple 18",
  2 Hour Minicourse, Co-presenter with D. Meade,
  27th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 27),
  Las Vegas, NV, March 12 - 15, 2015
  Program p. 13
  Funding source: NSF Grant

Invited Conference Talks

• "MathLex: A Tool for Presenting and Doing Mathematics on the Web",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meeting
  AMS Special Session on The Present and Future of Mathematics on the Web,
  San Diego, CA, Jan 12, 2013
  Abstract 1086-00-2878, (with D. Meade and M. Barry).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus 1.4 expands offerings in Precalculus, Calculus and Differential Equations",
  26th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 26),
  San Antonio, TX, March 20 - 23, 2014
  Abstract, (with D. Meade and M. Barry).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus: A Model for Multi-Use Mathematical Software",
  Technology and its Integration in Mathematics Education,
  Krems, Austria, July 1-5, 2014
  (presented by D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Math Circle Demonstration",
  MAA MathFest, Sponsored by SIGMAA-MCST
  Portland OR, August 6-9, 2014
  (Organizers: Yasskin, Paul Zeitz, Japheth Wood, Craig Daniels).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "MAA Panel Discussion: Problems Well-Suited for Math Circles",
  MAA MathFest, Sponsored by SIGMAA-MCST
  Portland OR, August 6-9, 2014
  (Organizers: Tatiana Shubin, Yasskin (Moderator) and Paul Zeitz).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Integrating Engineering Concepts in Math Circle Activities",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  Themed Contributed Paper Session on "What Makes a Successful Math Circle: Organization and Problems"
  San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
  Abstract 1106-s5-2623. (with A. Sprintson, F. Sottile, K. Phillipson and T. Olsen)
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "The Cell Phone Dropping Problem",
  MAA MathFest, Themed Contributed Paper Session on "Math Circle Problems in Honor of the MAA's 100th Anniversary", Sponsored by SIGMAA-MCST
  Washington DC, August 5-8, 2015
  Abstract p. 191. (with J. Wood).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Goblet Design in Calculus II",
  MAA MathFest, Themed Contributed Paper Session on "What Can a Mathematician Do with a 3D Printer?"
  Washington DC, August 5-8, 2015
  Abstract p. 90. (with S. Dunn and D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

Contributed Conference Talks

• "Electronic Study Guide for Precalculus and Calculus",
  60th Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT 60),
  San Antonio, TX, July 10, 2013
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Assessing Maplets for Calculus: Best Practices for Instructors and Software Developers",
  MAA MathFest,
  General Contributed Paper Session: Teaching Calculus
  Hartford, CT, Aug 2, 2013 (with D. Meade, R. Patenaude and R. Petrulis).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus Expands Offerings in Precalculus, Calculus and Differential Equations",
  MAA MathFest
  General Contributed Paper Session: Teaching Calculus
  Hartford, CT, Aug 2, 2013 (with D. Meade and M. Barry).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus: Expanding offerings and opportunities in Precalculus, Calculus and Differential Equations",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Session on Using Online Resources to Augment the Traditional Classroom, I
  Baltimore, MD, January 15-18, 2014
  Abstract 1096-p5-1996, (with D. Meade and M. Barry).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus: Impact on Learning and Other Lessons Learned",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Session on Teaching with Technology: Impact, Evaluation, and Reflection
  Baltimore, MD, January 15-18, 2014
  Abstract 1096-m5-2668, (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maple in Honors Calculus",
  MAA MathFest
  Contributed Paper Session: Mathematics in Honors Programs
  Portland OR, August 6-9, 2014 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Improving Student Success in Calculus at the University of South Carolina",
  MAA MathFest
  MAA Themed Contributed Paper Session: Curriculum Development to Support First Year Mathematics Students
  Portland OR, August 6-9, 2014 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Texas A&M Math Circle: Structure and Activities",
  MAA MathFest
  MAA Contributed Paper Session: Outreach
  Portland OR, August 6-9, 2014 (with Frank Sottile, Alex Sprintson, Kaitlyn Phillipson, Trevor Olsen).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus, Present and Future",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Mathematics and Technology, I
  San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
  Abstract 1106-ve-2208, (with D. Meade, M. Barry, D. Van Huyck, D. Shatalov, E. Corpus, P. Sarin, M. Sprintson).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Texas A&M Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math): Doing not Lecturing",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Outreach
  San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
  Abstract 1106-VH-2214. (with D. Manuel).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Educational Impact of Using Maplets for Calculus",
  27th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 27),
  Las Vegas, NV, March 12 - 15, 2015
  Program p. 14 (with D. Meade, R. Petrulis).
  Funding source: NSF Grant
• "Maplets for Calculus v1.4",
  27th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 27),
  Las Vegas, NV, March 12 - 15, 2015
  Program p. 14 (with D. Meade, M. Barry, D. Van Huyck, D. Shatalov, P. Sarin, M. Sprintson, E. Corpus).
  Funding source: NSF Grant
• "Maplets for Calculus, Rating, Grading and Evaluation",
  MAA MathFest, General Contributed Paper Session on "Mathematics and Technology"
  Washington DC, August 5-8, 2015
  Abstract p. 193. (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

Invited Poster Sessions

• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- New Developments",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  San Diego, CA, Jan 10, 2013
  Paper # 1086-00-2588, (with D. Meade, M. Barry and L. Collins).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- Evaluation and Assessment",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  San Diego, CA, Jan 10, 2013
  Paper # 1086-00-2537, (with D. Meade, E. Dickey, R. Petrulis, R. Patenaude and P. Adams).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Poster and Activity Session",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  Co-organizer with James Tanton (St. Mark's School), Tatiana Shubin (San Jose State University), and Sam Vandervelde (St. Lawrence University)
  San Diego, CA, Jan 11, 2013
  Program
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus",
  2013 TUES/CCLI Principal Investigators Conference,
  Washington, DC, Jan 23-25, 2013
  (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- New Developments",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  Baltimore, MD, January 15-18 2014
  Paper # 1096-00-661, (with D. Meade and M. Barry).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- Evaluation and Assessment",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  Baltimore, MD, January 15-18 2014
  Paper # 1096-00-988, (with D. Meade and R. Patenaude).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- Incorporating the M4C into MathLynx",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  Baltimore, MD, January 15-18 2014
  Paper # 1096-00-1350, (by John Velling, Terrence Blackman and Jerald Smith).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- New Developments",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
  Paper # 1106-00-2138, (with D. Meade, M. Barry, D. Van Huyck, D. Shatalov, E. Corpus, P. Sarin and M. Sprintson).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- Evaluation and Assessment",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
  Paper # 1106-00-1550, (with D. Meade, E. Dickey and R. Petrulis).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

Contributed Poster Sessions

• "Educational Impact of Using Maplets for Calculus",
  27th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 27),
  Las Vegas, NV, March 12 - 15, 2015
  Abstract p. 7 (with D. Meade, R. Petrulis).
  Funding source: NSF Grant
• "Maplets for Calculus v1.4",
  27th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 27),
  Las Vegas, NV, March 12 - 15, 2015
  Abstract p. 7 (with D. Meade, M. Barry, D. Van Huyck, D. Shatalov, P. Sarin, M. Sprintson, E. Corpus).
  Funding source: NSF Grant

Undergraduate Seminar Talks

• "Conway's Rational Tangles",
  TAMU Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, Jan 28, 2013.
• "Conway's Rational Tangles",
  National Scholar Invitational Program,
  1-Hour Presentations, June 18, June 25 and July 9, 2013.
• "Conway's Rational Tangles",
  Pre-REU Seminar, July 17, 2013.
• "King Arthur Problem",
  TAMU Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, Sept 2, 2013.
• "The Polygon Differencing Problem",
  TAMU Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, Nov 18, 2014.
• "Cell Phone Dropping Problem"
  Presented at "Pasta with a Prof" for Honors Students,
  TAMU Honors Dorms, Sept 16, 2015

Invited Talks for Middle and/or High School, Students and/or Teachers

• "Polygon Differencing" to middle and high school students
  Islander Math Circle, TAMU Corpus Christi
  Corpus Christi, TX, May 10, 2014
  Funding source: TAMU Corpus Christi, Dept of Math.
• "Polygon Differencing" to middle and high school teachers
  Steven F. Austin State University Math Teachers' Circle,
  Nacogdoches, TX, Nov 11, 2014
  Funding source: TAMU Corpus Christi, Dept of Math.
• "Dropping Cell Phones Problem" to middle and high school teachers
  Mathematics Teachers' Circle of Austin,
  Austin, TX, Nov. 19, 2015
  Funding source: Steven F. Austin State University, Dept of Math. .
• "Platonic Solids" to middle school students
  St Louis Catholic Middle School,
  Austin, TX, Nov. 20, 2015
  Funding source: NA .

Funding

• Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus
  NSF, Division of Undergraduate Education, Award Number 1123255,
  Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES):
  Type 2 Project, Sept 1, 2011 - Aug 31, 2016, Award Amount: $194,413
  with Douglas B. Meade - University of South Carolina
  Program Officer: Richard A. Alo, ralo@nsf.gov
  Students Supported:
  • Matthew Barry, BA May 2014, Designing and maintaining Maplets for Calculus webpage. Maintaining MYMathApps.com webpage. Writing a javascript parser, MathLex, for student input on mobile devices as his Honors Senior Thesis. See http://mathlex.org Employed 2008 - 5/2014 Continues to work on the project on an unpaid basis.
  • Frederick Doe, graduated BA May 2012, Translated parts of WebCalc 2 from Scientific Notebook to HTML5, javascript and MathJax. Employed 09/11/2009 - 09/12/2012
  • Katherine Davis, BA May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Converted Maple code for Maplets for Calculus lessons into Sage code for MYMathApps lessons. Employed 12/14/2011 - 03/02/2014
  • Logan Collins, BA May 2015, Converted Maplets for Calculus lessons into Sage-based MYMathApps lessons, including converting Maple code into Sage code, writing HTML5 and JavaScript webpages to replace Java applets and developing the communication between the web page on the client and the Sage server. See the demo pages at http://mymathapps.com/demos/lessons/ Employed 01/18/2012 - 05/19/2013
  • Brandon Bordovsky, BA May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 2012 - 2013
  • David Quiroz, BA May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 05/09/2012 - 09/18/2013
  • Travis Lamb, deceased, would have graduated May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 05/14/2012 - 12/09/2012
  • Matthew Milanowski, BA May 2015, Translated parts of WebCalc 2 and WebCalc 3 from Scientific Notebook to HTML5, javascript and MathJax. Employed 05/15/2012 - 09/29/2013
  • Dmitriy Shatalov, BA May 2016, Writing maplets for differential equations and complex numbers. Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Incorporating grading and rating features into all 201 maplets. Employed 06/06/2012 - present 2015
  • Nathan Parish, BA May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 12/01/2012 - 10/02/2013
  • Dawson Deere, High School diploma May 2015, Writing maplets for pre-calculus. Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 07/08/2013 - 06/15/2014
  • Andrew Crenwelge, BA May 2017, Editing and adding graphics to WebCalc 3 in Scientific Notebook. Employed 05/12/2014 - present 2015
  • Don Van Huyck, BA May 2017, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Incorporating grading and rating features into all 201 maplets. Employed 06/09/2014 - present 2015
  • Ethan Corpus, High School diploma May 2017, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 08/11/2014 - 9/2015
  • Michael Sprintson, High School diploma May 2018, Writing maplets for pre-calculus. Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Incorporating grading and rating features into all 201 maplets. Employed 08/13/2014 - present 2015
  • Parth Sarin, High School diploma May 2018, Writing maplets for pre-calculus. Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Designing web pages using HTML5 and JavaScript for rating maplets. Employed 08/18/2014 - present 2015
• Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant
  Mathematical Association of America
  for the Texas A&M University Math Circle
  Sept 1, 2014 - Aug 31, 2015, Award Amount: $3000
  with Frank Sottile - TAMU Math and Alex Sprintson - TAMU Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant
  Mathematical Association of America
  for the Texas A&M University Math Circle
  Sept 1, 2015 - Aug 31, 2016, Award Amount: $3000
  with Frank Sottile - TAMU Math and Alex Sprintson - TAMU Electrical and Computer Engineering

Other Conferences Attended

• I-Corps Webinar, NSF Innovation Corps Grant, June 4, 2013.
• Mathematics Matters in Education, TAMU, March 26-28, 2015.

Memberships

• Mathematics Association of America 2000 - Present 2015
  • SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB -- Founding Member Aug, 2006 - Present 2015.
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers -- Founding Member Aug, 2008 - Present 2015.
• Pi Mu Epsilon 1970 - Present 2015.

Service

Honors and Awards

• Recipient of the Raytheon Corp., Math MovesU, Math Hero Award for outreach to middle and high school students. , 2014.
  Award Amount: $2500 personal, $2500 to the Department for Outreach activities.

National Activities

2013

• SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, San Diego CA, Jan 11, 2013.
  Business meeting, MathFest, Hartford, CT, Aug 2, 2013.
• SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Served as Program Director: Jan 2011 - Jan 2013.
  Served as Program Director: Jan 2013 - Jan 2015.
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, San Diego CA, Jan 10, 2013.
  Organized Poster/Activity Session, Joint Math Meeting, San Diego CA, Jan 11, 2013. Program
  Business meeting, MathFest, Hartford, CT, Aug 3, 2013.
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Math Honor Society
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, San Diego CA, Jan 10, 2013.
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, MathFest, Hartford, CT, Aug 2, 2013.
• Member, Committee to revise Math Digital Library of the MAA and NSF,
  Linear Algebra Co-Organizer: Select Committee, Organize Contents, Nov-Dec, 2013
• AMS Special Session on The Present and Future of Mathematics on the Web,
  Organizer with D. Meade
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meeting
  San Diego, CA, Jan 12, 2013

2014

• SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Baltimore MD, Jan 17, 2014.
  Business meeting, MathFest, Portland, OR, Aug 8, 2014.
• SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Served as Program Director: Jan 2013 - Jan 2015.
  Re-elected as Program Director: Jan 2015 - Jan 2017.
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Baltimore MD, Jan 18, 2014.
  Business meeting, MathFest, Portland, OR, Aug 9, 2014.
  Panel Discussion on Problems Well-Suited for Math Circles, Co-Organized with Tatiana Shubin, MathFest, Portland, OR, Aug 8, 2014.
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Math Honor Society
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Baltimore MD, Jan 16, 2014.
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, MathFest, Portland, OR, Aug 8, 2014.
• Member, Committee to revise Math Digital Library of the MAA and NSF,
  Math DL Course Community for Linear Algebra
  Co-Organizer: Select Committee, Organize Contents, Edit Findings, Jan-May, 2014
  Attend Committee meeting, Washington DC, Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2014

2015

• SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
  Business meeting, MathFest, Washington, DC, Aug 7, 2015.
• SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Served as Program Director: Jan 2013 - Jan 2015.
  Re-elected as Program Director: Jan 2015 - Jan 2017.
  Joint Math Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
  • Business meeting
  • Themed Contributed Paper Session on "What Makes a Successful Math Circle: Organization and Problems"
    Co-organizer with T. Shubin, P. Zeitz and K. Morrison
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Circle Demonstration
    Co-organizer with D. Auckly and J. Wood, Brought 19 students
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Wrangle
    Helped organize, Brought 11 students
  MathFest, Washington, DC, Aug 5 - 8, 2015.
  • Business meeting
  • SIGMAA Exihibition Booth
    Helped with setup/cleanup,
    Demonstrated "2-Person Games" at booth 4 hours.
  • Themed Contributed Paper Session on Math Circle Problems in Honor of the MAA’s 100th Anniversary Sponsored by SIGMAA-MCST
    Moderator and Co-organizer with K. Morrison and P. Zeitz
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Math Honor Society
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 12, 2015.
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, MathFest, Washington, DC, Aug 7, 2015..

State Activities

2013

• 60th Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT 60)
  Presented "Electronic Study Guide for Precalculus and Calculus",
  San Antonio, TX, July 10, 2013
  with D. Meade

2014

• Visited Islander Math Circle, TAMU Corpus Christi
  Presented "Polygon Differencing" to middle and high school students
  Corpus Christi, TX, May 10, 2014
• Visited Steven F. Austin State University Math Teachers' Circle
  Presented "Polygon Differencing" to middle and high school teachers
  Nacogdoches, TX, Nov 11, 2014

2015

• Visited Mathematics Teachers' Circle of Austin
  Presented "Dropping Cell Phones Problem" to middle and high school teachers,
  Austin, TX, Nov. 19, 2015
• Visited St Louis Catholic Middle School
  Presented "Platonic Solids" to 6th, 7th and 8th graders,
  Austin, TX, Nov. 20, 2015
• Visited Houston ISD
  Represented Texas A&M, the College of Science and the Math Department at the "Texas, College Night"
  Houston, TX, Oct. 28, 2015

University Activities

2013

• TAMU Faculty Learning Community for NSF TUES proposals
  Participant at periodic meetings, Feb 4, Mar 20, Apr 3,10,24, May 1,15, Oct 24, 2013.
• Attended University Honors Parents' Brunch, Apr 13, 2013.
• National Scholar Invitational Program, 1-Hour Presentations, "Conway's Rational Tangles" June 18, June 25 and July 9, 2013.

2015

• Pasta with a Prof
  Presented "Cell Phone Dropping Problem" to Honors Students,
  Honors Dorms, Sept 16, 2015

College Activities

2013

• Physics Festival, April 6, 2013.
  Supervised displays on "Conway's Rational Tangles", "Platonic Solids, Can You Build Them?", "Topology Puzzles" and "Can You Beat the Experts?"
  Presented half hour talk to Davidson Young Scholars

2014

• Physics Festival, March 22, 2014.
  Advised on displays on "Platonic Solids, Can You Build Them?", "Topology Puzzles" and "Can You Beat the Experts?"

2015

• Physics Festival, March 28, 2015.
  Supervised displays on "Conway's Rational Tangles", "Platonic Solids, Can You Build Them?", "Topology Puzzles" and "Can You Beat the Experts?"
  Presented half hour talk to Davidson Young Scholars

Departmental Activities

Multi Year

• Faculty Advisor: Math Club; Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society; and Student Chapter of the MAA 1990's - Present 2015.
• Department Outreach Committee, Member 2008 - Present 2015, Chair 2011 - 2015.

2013

• Assisted at Sixth Annual Integral Bee, Feb 28, 2013.
  Worked with Manuel, Austin, Bollinger, and others.
• Helped organize Math Awareness Month Open House, April 20, 2013
• Moderated Math Career Fair Panel Discussion, Sep 11, 2013.
• Helped write the High School Math Contest, Nov 16, 2013.

2014

• Assisted at 7th Annual Integral Bee, Feb 27, 2014.
• Assisted at Math Awareness Month Open House, April 12, 2014.
• Moderated Math Career Fair Panel Discussion, Sept 10, 2014.
• Assisted in writing for High School Math Contest, November 8, 2014.

2015

• Assisted at Math Awareness Month Open House, April 18, 2015.
• Moderated Math Career Fair Panel Discussion, Sep 9, 2015.
• High School Math Contest, Oct 24, 2015.
  Assisted in writing subject exams
  Wrote the power team exam.
• Assisted at Derivative Bee, Nov 11, 2015.

Departmental Outreach to the Community Activities

2013

• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Director of SEE-Math, Aug 2013
  • 2 week program for 50 gifted middle school students
  • with 10 faculty, 1 Guest lecturer, 1 post doc, 2 grad student, 5 undergrad students and 10 high school students
  • Funding source: Registration Fees $5000
• TAMU Math Circle
  • Co-organizer with Frank Sottile and Alex Sprintson.
  • Weekly meeting of gifted 5th - 8th grade math students from surrounding area
    Meetings: Feb 9,16,23, Mar 30, Apr 13,27, May 4,11,18,25, Sept 21,28, Oct 5,19,26, Nov 2,9,16,23 2013.
    Presented talk Feb 23, May 18, Sept 21, 2013.
• Complex Circle, 2013
  Summer Enrichment for kids in 7th,8th,9th and 10thgrades who have participated in SEE-Math or Math Circle.
  Covered Trig with Proofs and Complex Numbers
  Tue &s; Thurs June 4 - July 2, 2013.
  Funding source: Registration Fees $1500

2014

• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Co-Director with David Manuel of SEE-Math, July 2014
  • 2 week program for 38 gifted middle school students
  • with 8 faculty, 1 grad student, 6 undergrad students and 7 high school students
  • Funding source: Registration Fees $3800
• TAMU Math Circle
  • Co-Organizer with Frank Sottile and Alex Sprintson.
  • Weekly meeting of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from surrounding area
    Meetings: Jan 25, Feb 1,8,15,22, Mar 17(special evening session),29, Apr 5,26, May 3,10,17 Sept 20,27, Oct 4,11,18, Nov 1,15,22, Dec 6,8 2014.
    Presented talks: Jan 25, Feb 1,15, Sept 20,27, Oct 4, Nov 22, Dec 6, 2014.

2015

• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Co-Director with David Manuel of SEE-Math, July 12 - 24, 2015
  • 2 week program for 60 gifted middle school students
  • with 6 faculty, 7 grad students, 2 teachers, 5 undergrad students and 7 high school students
  • Funding source: Registration Fees $5300, Diversity Fund $1000
• TAMU Math Circle
  • Co-Organizer with Frank Sottile, Alex Sprintson and Kaitlyn Phillipson
  • Saturday meetings of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from surrounding area
    Meetings: Jan 24, Feb 7,14,21,28, Mar 7,14, Apr 11,25, May 2,9,16, Sept 12,26, Oct 10, Nov 7,21, Dec 5,12 2015.
    Presented talks: Feb 7, May 9,16, Sept 12, Nov 7, 2015.
  • Field trip to the Joint Math Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2015
    19 students participated in the Math Circle Demonstration
    11 students participated in the Math Wrangle
• Visited College Station ISD Summer School at Pebble Creek Elementary School
  Presented "Probability Math Lesson" to 5th - 8th graders,
  College Station, TX, June. 22, 2015

Teaching

Classes taught

2013

• Spring 2013 Math 251, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  88 students
• Spring 2013 Math 311, Topics in Applied Mathematics I (Linear Algebra and Vector Analysis)
  44 students
• Summer 2013 Complex Circle, Unofficial High School Enrichment on Trig and Complex Numbers
  15 students
• Fall 2013 Math 151, Engineering Mathematics I (Calculus 1)
  101 students
• Fall 2013 Math 151 Honors, Engineering Mathematics I (Calculus 1)
  45 students

2014

• Spring 2014 Math 152, Engineering Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  93 students
• Spring 2014 Math 152 Honors, Engineering Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  43 students
• Fall 2014 Math 251, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  104 students
• Fall 2014 Math 253 Honors, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  35 students

2015

• Spring 2015 Math 311-502, Topics in Applied Mathematics I (Linear Algebra and Vector Analysis)
  52 students
• Spring 2015 Math 311-503, Topics in Applied Mathematics I (Linear Algebra and Vector Analysis)
  50 students
• Fall 2015 Math 251-511, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  99 students
• Fall 2015 Math 251-512, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  98 students

Graduate students

• Masters Students Committee Member:
  5 students
• PhD Students Committee Member:
  Nathan Holt, 2015

Undergraduate students

• Advisor for University Scholars Student:
  Matthew Barry, 2011-2013, BA May 2014
  Senior Thesis: "MathLex, A Web-Based Mathematical Entry System"
  See at MathLex.org

High School students

• 2 Gifted High School students taught about 1 hour per week:
  Calculus Sept 2013 - May 2015 (while in 8th and 9th grade)
  Linear Algebra Sept 2015 - present (while in 10th grade)
• 4 Gifted High School students taught about 1 hour per week:
  Calculus Sept 2015 - present (while in 10th grade)

Electronic Textbooks in Development

• WebCalc 2 - 2nd Semester Calculus
  Available using Scientific Notebook 5.5 at /~yasskin/webcalc/2/mcontents.tex
  Web-based, fully hyperlinked with animations and random exercises
  Pilot tested in Math 152, Spring 2014
• WebCalc 3 - 3rd Semester Calculus
  Available using Scientific Notebook 5.5 at /~yasskin/webcalc/3/mcontents.tex
  Web-based, fully hyperlinked with animations and random exercises
  Pilot tested in Math 251, Fall 2015

Software Packages Written and in Development

• Maplets for Calculus, (with Meade), Maple Applets for Teaching Calculus and Related Topics, 2005-2013.
  • Ver. 1.3.1. 149 maplets, released Jan 2012.
    Limited release at TAMU, Univ. of South Carolina and Univ. of Toledo.
    Additional maplets: 4 on precalculus, 8 on limits, 3 on asymptotes, 5 on related rates
  • Ver. 1.4. 201 maplets, in development 2012 - present 2015, to be released 2016.
    Additional maplets 23 on precalculus, 5 on complex numbers, 5 on differential calculus, 6 on integral calculus, 1 on series, 15 on multivariable calculus, 4 on differential equations
    Incorporating Rating and Grading features.